some other programs don't.. but what i would really like it to do is to read and transfer directly from the Sony DVDcam---dcr-dvd201e insted of using very old PIXELA 1.5.. 
anyone else know of a more direct way without finalizing the disc firstsony dvd cam transfer
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themadhome
sony dvd cam transfer
just downloaded the trial version and happy to see that it supports mpg2 with the audio track- some other programs don't.. but what i would really like it to do is to read and transfer directly from the Sony DVDcam---dcr-dvd201e insted of using very old PIXELA 1.5.. anyone else know of a more direct way without finalizing the disc first
some other programs don't.. but what i would really like it to do is to read and transfer directly from the Sony DVDcam---dcr-dvd201e insted of using very old PIXELA 1.5.. anyone else know of a more direct way without finalizing the disc first
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I used to have one of those cams.
The Pixela software is the ONLY way you can connect the cam to the computer via USB and transfer the contents of an unfinalised disc. Trust me, I tried everything to bypass that software but no use. The way Sony have designed the cam it is only recognised by Windows as a USB Mass Storage Device and is inaccessible from the computer.
You can use Pixela to transfer on to the computer then use the editing software of choice by simply locating where Pixela put the MPEGs.
Much as I hate to contradict the lovely Ken Berry there is no problem with Pixela transferring at a lower resolution, it simply copies the MPEGs across to the hard drive.
If you want to use any other software to import then you will have to finalise the disc and place it in the DVD tray of your computer, then import from there.
VS 10+ will handle the MPEGs from your cam no problems and will be able to handle the AC-3 (Dolby) stereo sound. The trial will not handle the Dolby sound because Dolby want their money up front so you can't get the codec until you pays the money.
The Pixela software is the ONLY way you can connect the cam to the computer via USB and transfer the contents of an unfinalised disc. Trust me, I tried everything to bypass that software but no use. The way Sony have designed the cam it is only recognised by Windows as a USB Mass Storage Device and is inaccessible from the computer.
You can use Pixela to transfer on to the computer then use the editing software of choice by simply locating where Pixela put the MPEGs.
Much as I hate to contradict the lovely Ken Berry there is no problem with Pixela transferring at a lower resolution, it simply copies the MPEGs across to the hard drive.
If you want to use any other software to import then you will have to finalise the disc and place it in the DVD tray of your computer, then import from there.
VS 10+ will handle the MPEGs from your cam no problems and will be able to handle the AC-3 (Dolby) stereo sound. The trial will not handle the Dolby sound because Dolby want their money up front so you can't get the codec until you pays the money.
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thanks for your replys. .. just as i thought the only way to transfer mpg direct from the dvd cam is pixela imagemixer. VS10+ trial plays the sound of the file in preview where earlier versions and other programs will not.. 
I haven't tried composing and finishing as dvd yet but will post the results...anyway it's good of Ulead to let us try it before buy it well done them. .perhaps Sony needs a stiff email 
because I why should we be limited to only one product ....folks beware 
if you ever use ImageMixer to produce the finished DVD make sure that you disconnect your camcorder . if you don't get the write path setting right it will try use dvd-cam drive as the record drive, overwrite & destroy your original footage on the mini dvdRW and your just left will the blank in the PC drive. always make sure you transfer every file 1st .. I did n't and lost the files... 
worst it was a friends disk
.. just as i thought the only way to transfer mpg direct from the dvd cam is pixela imagemixer. VS10+ trial plays the sound of the file in preview where earlier versions and other programs will not.. I haven't tried composing and finishing as dvd yet but will post the results...anyway it's good of Ulead to let us try it before buy it well done them. .perhaps Sony needs a stiff email because I why should we be limited to only one product ....folks beware if you ever use ImageMixer to produce the finished DVD make sure that you disconnect your camcorder . if you don't get the write path setting right it will try use dvd-cam drive as the record drive, overwrite & destroy your original footage on the mini dvdRW and your just left will the blank in the PC drive. always make sure you transfer every file 1st .. I did n't and lost the files... worst it was a friends disk-
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Thanks for the correction, Lance -- though I could have sworn Pixela transferred with the strange format... 
I too have a copy of it which came with a Sony digital video camera I have, but after installing it and seeing what it could (NOT) do, I quickly uninstalled it. It was during that brief period that I thought I had seen the 640 x 480 or 640 x 576 frame size setting. But evidently I was mistaken... 
I too have a copy of it which came with a Sony digital video camera I have, but after installing it and seeing what it could (NOT) do, I quickly uninstalled it. It was during that brief period that I thought I had seen the 640 x 480 or 640 x 576 frame size setting. But evidently I was mistaken... Ken Berry
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Actually Ken you may have seen correctly there. The Pixela Image Maker that came with the 201 DVD Cam was version 1.5 and made specifically for the cams of the time. I installed it and only ever used it for transfer on to the hard drive, anything else was just ridiculous.
Later Sony came up with the fabulous "Picture Package" software that had Pixela integrated into the suite. This may have been the one you recieved. I have seen on other forums that when people use that module to import now the, MPEGs have to be further saved/converted to get standard MPEG files that other programs can handle.
On a whim (read "moment of sheer insanity" there) after I purchased a DV cam from Sony I tried to install the that suite. The result?
That was the last time I reformatted the hard drive!
Later Sony came up with the fabulous "Picture Package" software that had Pixela integrated into the suite. This may have been the one you recieved. I have seen on other forums that when people use that module to import now the, MPEGs have to be further saved/converted to get standard MPEG files that other programs can handle.
On a whim (read "moment of sheer insanity" there) after I purchased a DV cam from Sony I tried to install the that suite. The result?
That was the last time I reformatted the hard drive!
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Nice one Ulead
since yesterday. tonight, I played a bit more with this program and found ..VS10+ does import clips from a unfinalised mini DVDrw recorded in VR mode..take the disk out of the camcorder put into your pc dvd drive..follow :Capture--Import from dvd/dvd-vr--Import..wait for it to read...tick cells(clips) reqd .then click Import it transfers from your dvd drive to your pc ready to edit..put thedisk back into the camcorder and carry on filming... Looks like I'll be getting the cheque book out. this is what trial versions are all about . getting it to work first......thanks guys...